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So in my recent Tokyo Olympics badminton racket video, the YonX Nanoflair Headlight
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Balminton racket series were the second most popular series for the pros, with 25 players
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using them altogether. So today we'll be taking a closer look at the super popular
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nanoflair 700 as well as the ultra light Nanoflair 800 LT. The Nanoflare line for YonX represents the headlight barminton rackets behind the
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ultra popular head heavier Astrox series. The Nanoflare focuses on counterattacking ability with lots of ease and speed, which is crucial for today's game. There are three
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flagship models for the Nanoflair series, the 700, 800 and the 800 LT. I've done a review on
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the 800 previously and you can check it out here. It is one of the easiest rackets to play
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with that I've ever come across. So let's start with the Nanoflair 700. At the Olympics
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14 out of the 25 nanoflair players were playing with the 700 and that should say something about
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Some big names here including current men's doubles Olympic champion, Wang Chilin from Taiwan
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So as a side note, his partner Li Yang plays with the Nennaflare 800, so there's a deadly
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headlight combo right there. Other big-name players of the 700 includes Michelle Lee from Canada, Arisa Higasino
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Che Yu Zhong, Li Sohi, Shin-Song Chan, Shioch, and finally Ratchanok Hintan of Thailand as well
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The Carolina Marin is also a user of the Neneflare 700, although she didn't play
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at the Olympics due to injury. Hopefully her recovery is going well. So surprisingly, or unsurprisingly, Wang Chilin and Siosung-Jay were the only two men using
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Nanoflare 700. The 700 comes in two different weights, 4-U and 5-U, and both shows the same specs
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Medium, stiff, pretty headlight, and looks pretty fast. They also come in two colours in green and in red variants
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The red version in the UK is the 5 version and the green is the 4 class The NanoFlare 700 tagline is for players to command the rallies with effortless speed and force For me I got a thing with matte coloured rackets so it just looks nice and classy
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The paint job also looks quite futuristic with a lot of sharp angles and clean lines, so it certainly looks the part
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Specks-wise, the 700 has a 17 centimetre wooden handle with a 21 centimetres shaft length
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which is what a Yonix called the super slim shaft coming in at 7mm in diameter
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diameter. Comparing to the 800 and the 800 LT, the 700 also has a slightly bigger frame head
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measuring at 24 centimeters in height and 18.7 centimeters in width. One of the observations you can
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see here is the thickness of the frame. Compared to the 800, which is one of the fastest and
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smoothest racket I've ever reviewed, click here for the review. The 700 compared to it has
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significantly thicker frame. The frame thickness for the 800 is 9.5 millimeters and for the
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700 is 12.4 millimeters, so quite the difference there. If we take a look at how the 700 plays
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it's certainly very user-friendly and you can easily feel that you have a lot of control over the shuttle
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There's a good amount of hold on the shuttle when you're playing with it as well. So if you're
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wondering what shuttle hold is, it's the contact time of the shuttle you feel when you're in contact
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with the shuttle during a stroke. The shuttle hold is something the Artsaber series is very
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famous for, but the 700 is amazing in this department. You can also feel like you have the
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ability to hold and change direction with the shuttle before the shuttle screams off your strings
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rapidly when you squeeze the handle. I also believe the medium feeling of this racket
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certainly added to this quality as well. However, I personally found this racket way too soft for me
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I prefer slightly stiffer and more directly responsive rackets, and the medium shaft just felt
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way too wippy for my liking. Obviously, this is down to my own personal
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preference as plenty of pros certainly love it. If we then look at the 5U version first
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it super fast and nimble to play with but lacks raw power Not just raw power from the back it just lacks raw power period As a super headlight racket it also suffers slightly from being too light and sometimes unstable if you caught midway through a rally
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As this isn't a head heavy racket, you wouldn't expect to have tons of power to begin with, but flat and fast shots are very nice to play with and counterattacking shots are very sweet to play at the same time
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If we then take a look at the 4U variant, you will immediately feel there's a lot more solid and a lot more power coming from
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the racket compared to his five-you brother or sister. There is again even more bite and
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hold on the shuttle at the same time, so that's a win for my book. However, it's still too
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flexible for my liking and will perhaps suit someone who is strong with a longer stroke
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If we now switch our attention to the Nanoflet 800 LT, one look at this and I'm in love with
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this paint job. Just look at how amazing this thing looks
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This 800 LT shares a lot with his elder brother, the 800
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It has an ultra-slim shaft at only 6.8 millimeters and a super slim frame 2
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The frame thickness on the 800 LT is even thinner than the 800 at only 9.3 millimeters
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whereas the 800's frame thickness was 9.5. The A-Halti also has a slightly longer shaft at 22 centimetres, but a shorter wooden handle at 17 centimetres
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But retains the same head dimensions as the original 800. This certainly helps with the speed that you can generate with the racket
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and it also carries a fully recessed frame profile on the frame, which again will help with aerodynamics
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Also, surprisingly, even as a 5U racket, there were two players using it at the Tokyo Olympics
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One of the big-name players playing with it was the recently retired super-aggressive
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Chinese player Li Junhui he is one half of the men doubles pair with Liu Yuchun They achieved lots as a pair from being world junior champions all the way through to being world champions in the professional game So certainly pretty handy around the court And there always a saying that light and head light
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rackets aren't going to get you a lot of power. But when you see Li Jun Hui smashing on
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court, you're never going to think he's not got enough power. So this mindset of light rackets
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equals no power has got to change. It's down to technique, timing and lots and lots of training
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In terms of speed, the 800 LT is very similar to the 800
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It's very fast, super smooth, shots will also very crisp. Shots will easier to pull off
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You will easily get good length and height with your shots, and it's just super easy to play with at the same time
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It really doesn't feel the five of you at all when I was playing with it. Only when I watched my footage back when I realized that my shots were slightly a different pace
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compared to my usual ones, slightly slower, because I certainly don't have the training, technique and timing of the Junhui so I'm not going to complain there
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Comparing to the 705U model, the 800 LT certainly wins in every single department for me
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It's faster, crisper, and has lots more power too. One thing it loses out is the whole time of the shuttle compared to the 700
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But you can make up for it via string choices, for example, such as the aerobite
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which does hold and grip the string more than normal strings. but that's all down to personal preference again
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In summary, these are excellent headlight rackets and are excellent for players who are looking for easy to play fast badminton rackets
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The paint job and the colour schemes on them are absolutely amazing. If you prefer a softer, more pliable badminton racket, go for the 700
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If you want a sharper, crisper, crisper response, go for the 800 LT
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And to certainly top it off with the best headlight racket, in my opinion, go for the 800
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In the meantime, I will see you in the next one
